United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Official language English, Cornish, Irish, Manx, Scottish Gaelic, Scots, Ulster Scots, Welsh Capital London Form of government Parliamentary-democratic inheritance monarchy Area 244,000 km² Residents 60,440,000 Currency Pound sterling Time zone UTC + 0 License plate GB Internet TLD .uk,.gb Telephone area code 0044 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The…
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United Arab Emirates Overview
Official language Arabic Capital Abu Dhabi (city) Form of government federal federation of seven emirates Area 80,000 km² Residents 4,000,000 Currency Dirham Time zone CET + 3, UTC + 4 License plate UAE Internet TLD .ae Telephone area code 00971 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The United Arab Emirates (UAE), a federal federation of seven sheikdoms, is…
Ukraine Overview
Ukrajina Official language Ukrainian Capital Kiev Form of government Semi-presidential republic Area 603,700 km² Residents 47,620,000 Currency Hryvnia Time zone UTC +2 License plate UA Internet TLD .ua Telephone area code 00380 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography Ukraine is the second largest country in Europe with an area of 603,700 km².Its territory is about twice the size…
Uganda Overview
Republic of Uganda Official language English, Swahili Capital Kampala Form of government Presidential Republic Area 240,000 km² Residents 27,300,000 Currency Ugandan shilling Time zone UTC + 3 License plate EAU Internet TLD .ug Telephone area code 00256 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Republic of Uganda is located in East Africa and borders Sudan in the north,…
Tuvalu Overview
The Tuvalu Islands Official language Tuvaluan, English Capital Funafuti Form of government Parliamentary monarchy Area 26 km² Residents 11,500 Currency Australian dollar Time zone UTC +12 License Plate TUV Internet TLD .tv Telephone area code 00688 Geography Tuvalu (officially English: The Tuvalu Islands) is the fourth smallest country in the world with a land area…
Turkmenistan Overview
Turkmenistan Jumhuriyäti Official language Turkmen Capital Ashkabad Form of government presidential republic Area 488,100 km² Residents 5,500,000 Currency Turkmenistan manat Time zone TMT (UTC + 5) License plate TM Internet TLD .tm Telephone area code 00993 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Republic of Turkmenistan is located in Central Asia and, with an area of 488 100…
Turkey Overview
Official language Turkish Capital Ankara Form of government Parliamentary democracy Area 779 452 km² Residents 70,300,000 Currency Turkish lira Time zone UTC + 2 License plate TR Internet TLD .tr Telephone area code 0090 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography Turkey stretches across two continents and has both a share in Europe (Eastern Thrace) and Asia (Anatolia on…
Tunisia Overview
Official language Arabic, French Capital Tunis Form of government Presidential Republic Area 163.610 km² Residents 10,433,000 Currency Tunisian dinar Time zone CET (UTC +1) License plate TN Internet TLD .tn Telephone area code 00216 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Tunisian Republic is located in North Africa and borders the Mediterranean Sea in the east and north,…
Trinidad and Tobago Overview
Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Official language English Capital Port of Spain Form of government Presidential Republic in the Commonwealth Area 5,128 km² Residents 1,020,000 Currency Trinidad and Tobago dollar Time zone UTC -4 License Plate TT Internet TLD .tt Telephone area code 001 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago consists of…
Tonga Overview
Official language Tongan, English Capital Nuku’alofa Form of government Constitutional inheritance monarchy Area 750 km² Residents 112,000 Currency Pa’anga Time zone UTC +13 License Plate VOLUME Internet TLD .to Telephone area code 00676 Geography The Kingdom of Tonga is located in the Southwest Pacific and consists of 171 islands that form a long chain running…
Togo Overview
Official language French Capital Lome Form of government Presidential Republic Area 56.785 km² Residents 5,450,000 Currency CFA Franc BCEAO Time zone UTC License plate RT Internet TLD .tg Telephone area code 00228 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Republic of Togo is located in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea and, with an area of 56.785…
Thailand Overview
Official language Thai Capital Bangkok Form of government Constitutional monarchy Area 513.115 km² Residents 65.5 million Currency Baht Time zone UTC + 7, no daylight saving time License plate T Internet TLD .th Telephone area code 0066 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Kingdom of Thailand, which was called Siam until 1939, read in the center of…
Tanzania Overview
Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania Official language Swahili Capital Dodoma Form of government Presidential Republic Area 945,100 km² Residents 36,780,000 Currency Tanzanian shilling Time zone UTC + 3 License plate EAT Internet TLD .tz Telephone area code 00255 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The United Republic of Tanzania is located in East Africa, just south of the…
Tajikistan Overview
Jumhurii Todschikiston Official language Tajik, Russian Capital Dushanbe Form of government presidential republic Area 143.100 km² Residents 6,350,000 Currency Tajik rubles Time zone UTC + 5 License plate TJ Internet TLD .tj Telephone area code 00992 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Republic of Tajikistan is located in Central Asia and is the smallest and poorest Central…
Taiwan Overview
Official: Republic of China, not internationally recognized Official language Chinese (Mandarin) Capital Taipei Form of government Parliamentary republic Area 36,000 km² Residents 22,700,000 Currency New Taiwan dollars Time zone UTC +8 = CET +7 (no daylight saving time) License plate RC Internet TLD .tw Telephone area code 00886 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The island of Taiwan…
Syria Overview
Official language Arabic Capital Damascus Form of government Socialist People’s Republic with presidential system Area 185.180 km² Residents 18,450,000 Currency Syrian pounds Time zone UTC + 2 License plate SYR Internet TLD .sy Telephone area code 00963 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Syrian Arab Republic is located in the Middle East and, with an area of…
Switzerland Overview
Official language Swiss German, French, Italian and Romansh Capital Bern Form of government democratic, republican state Area 41.290 km² Residents 7,450,000 Currency Swiss franc Time zone UTC + 1 CETUTC + 2 CEST (March-October) License plate CH Internet TLD .ch Telephone area code 0041 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Swiss Confederation is located in Central Europe…
Sweden Overview
Konungariket Sverige Official language Swedish Capital Stockholm Form of government Parliamentary monarchy Area 449.964 km² Residents 9,010,000 Currency Swedish crown Time zone UTC +1 License plate S Internet TLD .se Telephone area code 0046 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Kingdom of Sweden occupies the eastern and southern part of the Scandinavian peninsula and is the fourth…
Swaziland Overview
Kingdom of Swaziland Official language English, Siswati Capital Mbabane Form of government Absolute monarchy Area 17.363 km² Residents 1,170,000 Currency Lilangeni Time zone UTC +2 License plate SD Internet TLD .sz Telephone area code 00268 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Kingdom of Swaziland is located in the south of Africa and is the second smallest country…
Suriname Overview
Republiek Suriname Official language Dutch Capital Paramaribo Form of government Presidential Republic Area 163,465 km² Residents 440,000 Currency Suriname dollar Time zone UTC -3 CET -4 License Plate SME Internet TLD .sr Telephone area code 00597 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Republic of Suriname, formerly Dutch Guyana, is located on the north coast of South America….
Sudan Overview
Official language Arabic, English Capital Khartoum Form of government Presidential Republic Area 1,889,068 km² Residents 38,000,000 Currency Sundanese pound Time zone UTC + 2 License plate SOUTH Internet TLD .sd Telephone area code 00249 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The country name comes from Arabic and means something like “land of the blacks” (Bilad As Sudan). Sudan…
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Overview
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Official language English Capital Kingstown Form of government Parliamentary monarchy in the Commonwealth Area 389 km² Residents 117,000 Currency East Caribbean dollar Time zone UTC -5 License Plate WV Internet TLD .vc Telephone area code 001 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The island nation in the Caribbean (also: St. Vincent and the…
Saint Lucia Overview
Saint Lucia Official language English Capital Castries Form of government Parliamentary monarchy in the Commonwealth Area 616 km² Residents 166,500 Currency East Caribbean dollar Time zone UTC -4 License Plate WL Internet TLD .lc Telephone area code 001 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The island of Saint Lucia (not officially: St. Lucia) is the second largest of…
Saint Kitts and Nevis Overview
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis Official language English Capital Basseterre Form of government Parliamentary monarchy in the Commonwealth Area 262 km² Residents 45,000 Currency East Caribbean dollar Time zone UTC -4 License Plate KAN Internet TLD .kn Telephone area code 001 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The island state in the eastern Caribbean (officially: Federation of…
Sri Lanka Overview
The Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (officially Sinhalese Sri Lanka Prajathantrika Samajavadi Janarajaya) was called Ceylon until 1972 (after the main island of the state). The island nation is located in South Asia south of the Indian Peninsula in the Indian Ocean. In addition to the main island Ceylon, the state territory also includes…
Spain Overview
Reino de España Official language Spanish, Catalan, Basque, Galician Capital Madrid Form of government Parliamentary monarchy Area 504.645 km² Residents 46,235,000 Currency Euro Time zone UTC + 1 CET, March to October: UTC + 2 CEST License plate E Internet TLD .it Telephone area code 0034 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Kingdom of Spain (Spanish España,…
South Sudan Overview
Official language English Capital Juba Form of government Presidential Republic Area 620,000 km² Residents 8,270,000 Currency Sudanese pound Time zone UTC + 3 License plate SOUTH Internet TLD .sd Telephone area code 00249 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography After the southern Sudan 2005-2011 already autonomy status within the Sudan had achieved, he said on July 9, 2011…
South Korea Overview
Daehan Minguk Official language Korean Capital Seoul Form of government Republic with presidential system Area 99.270 km² Residents 48,450,000 Currency south korean won Time zone UTC + 9 (KST) License plate ROK Internet TLD .kr Telephone area code 0082 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Republic of Korea in East Asia comprises the southern part of the…
South Africa Overview
Republiek van Suid-Afrika (Afrikaans)Republic of South Africa (English) Official language Afrikaans, English, isiNdebele, isiXhosa, isiZulu, North Sotho, South Sotho, Setswana, Siswati, Tshivenda, Xitsonga Capital Pretoria Form of government Presidential republic with federal elements Area 1,221,000 km² Residents 45,000,000 Currency edge Time zone UTC +2 License plate ZA Internet TLD .za Telephone area code 0027 (Source:…
Somalia Overview
Jamhuuriyadda Soomaaliya Official language Somali, Arabic Capital Mogadishu Form of government republic Area 637.657 km² Residents ¡¡ Currency Somalia shilling Time zone MSK (UTC +3) License plate SO Internet TLD .so Telephone area code 00252 (Source: ALLCITYCODES) Geography The Republic of Somalia is located in the Horn of Africa and is the easternmost country on…